Mens Quarterfinals- Cutting down the field
By Ken Whiting and Kevin Varette
June 29, 2001

Friday morning started off quickly with the quarter finals for Men's K1. The men's field had already been cut down from 155 to 40. Today, the field was to be brought down to just 15, which meant that the paddling was sure to be brought to another level. The day started with some great rides by Allan Ellard of GB, and Mikey Abbot of New Zealand, but no one stood out until Kevin Varette threw down a ride of non-stop verticality, which earned him the highest score of the competition. From that point on, the pace quickened, and the competition was fierce. The day ended with the top 5 paddlers from preliminaries, Billy Harris, Ken Whiting, Nico Chassing, Eric Southwick and Eric Jackson. EJ threw down two rock solid rides, then threw away his paddle and pleased the crowd with some hand cartwheels and loops for his third ride. Billy Harris had some solid runs, but didn't put it into overdrive until the helmet was ripped right off his head. He then hammered his way into the finals with an awesome sequence of ends. When the men were done, EJ was on top, bumping Kevin into 2nd place by only a few points.

Next came the C1'ers, and once again the US team looked impressive taking the top 3 of 4 spots once again. The field of 5 is heading to the finals on Sunday, with Chris Manderson in the pole position.



OFFICIAL RESULTS FOR THE DAY (care of the Spanish scoring system):
MENS K1 QUARTERFINALS


Competition Day 4 Videos:
Andrew Holcombe, US Mens K1 (2.1 MB)
Billy Harris, Can K1 (1.6 MB)
Brad Sutton, Can Mens K1 (1.8 MB)
Clay Wright, US Mens K1 (1.6 MB)
EJ hand paddling, US Mens K1 (2.5 MB)
Eric Southwick, US Mens K1 (1.2 MB)
Kevin Varette, Can Mens K1 (1.9 MB)



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